Gawain Jones
Number of games in database: 917
Years covered: 1997 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2647(2631 rapid, 2689 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2665Overall record: +355 -148 =299 (62.9%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
115 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

kellmano: <Troller: Well, by "strange" I am referring to the fact that a 2200 is clear second after 4 rounds ahead of 6 GMs and 6 IMs.
True, a number of strong players are missing here, notably Adams, McShane and Short (although at least Short haven't played them for many years).
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Troller: Gawain Jones is listed as a member of the new Copenhagen chess club "Philidor". This was founded last year as a very ambitious project, e.g. incorporating a local school and probably aiming for the Danish Championship in a matter of few years. The club has to work its way up the leagues, so at the moment they are playing "Mesterrękken" - where players ussually are ranked in the 1700-2200 area - and after 3 rounds they have scored 22½/24 pts:

As can be seen by clicking the club name, the top 4 boards (Adams, Jones, Gustafsson & Curt Hansen) haven't been playing this season, but with titled players on at least half the boards the team is bulldozing the amateurs.

MarkFinan: I recieved a tweet (behave people lol) from Mark Crowther earlier to ask me if im playing in the 125th anniversary of the Bradford tournament that i think this players arranging, and maybe playing a simul.
Hell, ive not played a competition in 25yr, im a bit scared of being humiliated.
I dont mind losing, I mind losing badly though, lol

MarkFinan: <JoergWalter: <MarkFinan: Well i dont really do twitter but i do have that account above, ive only got about 75 followers lol.. In fact, the first time i used the internet was 2008!>
Were you born in 2007?>

Benzol: He's playing white against Alexandr Hilario Takeda dos Santos Fier today in the 9th Round of the New Zealand Open. If he wins or draws he'll take 1st or equal 1st depending on the result in the Daulyte - Ju game. Ju is the only other player with chances at 1st place. It will be interesting to follow what happens.

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